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Mom's Sweet Potato Casserole
Photo: Louis Hansel

Mom's Sweet Potato Casserole

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

485
Calories
12g
Protein
20g
Fat
69g
Carbs

Counts 9 of 10 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Potato 1 medium (173g) baked 161
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Orange 1 medium (131g) 62
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Pecan 1 half (4g) 20
Cloves 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Syrup not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • =
  • 6 med sweet potatoes
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup orange juice
  • 6 tbsp butter, melted
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp ground cloves
  • 2/3 cup pecan halves
  • for syrup
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 2 tbsp orange juice
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • =

Directions

1

Prehat oven to 375 °F. Peel and boil sweet potaoes until soft; cool slightly. Mash potaoes until creamy. Add eggs, brown sugarm orange juice, butter, cinnamon and cloves and mix well. Place in a lightly greased 2-quart casserole and smooth the top. Set aside. In a small saucepan over medium heat, warm brown sugar, orange juice and butter until melted. Arrange pcans on top of sweet potatoes and drizzle with syrup. Bake for 35 minutes, nutritional info per serving: 324 cal; 4g pro, 37g carb, 19g fat ((51%)

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